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  • Posted: Jul 9, 2021
    Deadline: Jul 18, 2021
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    AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria, Ltd./Gte. (APIN) is a non-governmental organization registered with the Nigerian Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). APIN has built a strong partnership with the Nigerian Government, which is memorialized through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Planning Commission. APIN is a leading Nigerian orga...
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    LGA Program Assistant

    Job ID: api-63297
    Location: Akwanga / Doma / Karu / Keffi / Kokona / Nasarawa / Toto, Nassarawa
    Department: Nutrition

    Project Description

    • Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) is a World Bank-funded project that aims to increase the utilization of quality, cost-effective nutrition services for pregnant and lactating women, adolescent girls, and children under five years of age, in twelve geographically representative, high-malnutrition burden states in Nigeria. The Project has two components which are: delivery of Basic Package of Nutrition Services (BPNS) and strengthening stewardship in nutrition programming through performance-based financing of public health facilities and disbursement-linked indicators

    Job Task

    • The Local Government Area (LGA) Program Assistant - Nutrition reports directly to the Nutrition Specialist and M&E Manager to ensure implementation of high impact, quality programming and proven interventions that meet stated goals and reporting requirements.
    • S/He will provide strategic support, set priorities, and manage the implementation of the project’s activities within designated LGAs in Nasarawa State in collaboration with the nutrition specialists.
    • S/He will actively monitor and ensure equitable distribution of nutrition commodities by the community service providers in designated LGA(s) to avoid stock-out or wastage in collaboration with the Logistics and Procurement Specialist.
    • S/He will oversee all LGA activities to ensure qualitative service delivery and appropriate documentation.
    • S/He will coordinate all Community Volunteers responsible for the day-to-day reporting of the project within the allocated LGAs and ensure proper delineation of nutrition services provided at the facilities and communities to avoid double-counting.

    Qualifications and Experience

    • Must possess a Degree in Sciences or Social Sciences. A Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition or public health is an added advantage.
    • Must possess at least two to three (2–3) years of experience supporting nutrition or public health programming, preferably in Northern Nigeria.
    • Good interpersonal skills.
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
    • Knowledge of and experience using MS Office packages including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook among others.
    • High level of integrity.
    • Must possess good relationship skills with stakeholders.

    Method of Application

    Note

    • Applicants will be required to attach a CV with a Suitability Statement that states how their skills, knowledge, and experience make them suitable, and must indicate the LGA they are applying for.
    • Failure to indicate an LGA may lead to disqualification.
    • Applying for more than one LGA will also lead to disqualification.
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